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GeekSpeak

By Lyle Troxell

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GeekSpeak is a group of professional geeks who discuss the week's latest news and trends. They help people with such things as Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computing, digital photography, the free software movement, Web 2.0, digital video and audio editing, Adobe software, processor and platform technologies, social networks, solar technology, science, technical politics, passwords, and much more. The Geeks also interview technologists, hackers, developers, entrepreneurs, great thinkers, and people with real information to share. If it's geeky, then it's on GeekSpeak! GeekSpeak is broadcast live every Saturday at 10 a.m. PST on KUSP FM and HD radio, and is available via podcast at NPR.

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PWN2OWN Flushes Birds With Hanlon's Razor 2015/03/28

Security prompts don't help you think, Tricoders are closer then you think, abandoned means abandoned with cool pictures, are people evil or stupid, how to pwn a browser, Mars photos, and more GeekNews.

Dedicated to Terry Pratchett on this PiDay episode we commemorate 40years of Hitchhiker's Guide, 30year birthday of the oldest dot-com, chat about Seri voice data, wind and ocean alt energy, and talk about the new Apple products.

Topics inlude: AOL is still a thing? Bill Gates as cool guy singularity skeptic. Saluting our Apple high-profit overlords. Are scientists more right than the rest of us? And sad times for Dreamwork's computer graphics artists.

Very bad things happen to Macs, being tasered will be caught on camera, computers take the pot in Texas hold-em, and the highlights of CES, which doesn't stand for Computer Electronics Show anymore. All of this and more on this episode of Geek Speak.

China censors bluntly, Disney helps coding and gets its influence all over it, Abrams potentially messes up Star Wars, security experts try to avert disaster and freak us out, and a theater group effectively designs a way for us to get inside the experien

Mikeal Rogers, JavaScript community organizer extraordinaire and developer evangelist at DigitalOcean, joins the Geeks to talk about Virtual Private Servers, gritty details of the Cloud, and more geeky news in this episode of GeekSpeak.

Robin Williams was a Geek. One of us! One of us! Plus gleanings from Defcon — reasons to be freaked out/encouraged by the efforts of hackers — The Singularity, Comcast as a synonym for misery, and more geeky news.

The Geeks debate government intervention in the name of emergency situations, highlight pretty pictures for your computer, look at efforts to go to the stars, and the usual cynical eyeballing of what Big Tech is up to. Join Bonnie, Lindsey, and Lyle as th

The mountain range that fell from space, earth-like planet discovered, open source seeds, stem cells help the blind, and other Geek news, with Miles, Ben and Bonnie. This show is dedicated to the memory of Finn, a good dog.

The Ferengi plan to support Net Neutrality, New York bans micro beads in face cleaning. the ID stop for bikes, avatar choices, desalination technical breakthrough and more tech news and calls with Ben, Bonnie, and Lyle.

Password day, planes powered by fuel from garbage, a design for commercial space flight, looking back in time at websites past, a new bitcoin-based cologne, and a live video feed from space.Special Geek Guest Sharad Mangalick, Digital Imaging Product Mana

Does a battery's ability to bounce alter when uncharged? We find out from our own myth-busting team!Also, Miles completely flubs a story on a SpaceX lawsuit; read the linked story to find out how wrong he was. These stories and more in this episode of Gee

Dr. Dawn joins the Geeks to talk about technology in the medical sphere, the CIA spies on the US Senate, and the US gives up control of DNS. All of this and more in the Week in Geek while we take your calls on this episode of Geek Speak.

It's pledge time again on KUSP, where all of our equipment like mics, headphones, air time, producers, AND THE PODCAST (Hint! Hint!) gets paid for. Please take a moment to donate to KUSP either on the website or the toll-free number (US only) 888-777-1507

It's pledge time again on KUSP, where all of our equipment like mics, headphones, air time, producers, AND THE PODCAST (Hint! Hint!) gets paid for. Please take a moment to donate to KUSP either on the website or the toll-free number (US only) 888-777-1507

Jaime Snyder joins the geeks to chat about the life and work of his grandfather Buckminster Fuller, an inspirational thinker and architect. And in the first half of the show: international exploration of space, treats for programmers, and governments NOT

The Geeks convince themselves they are no threat to security and report on TruCrypt's impending security audit. Also bitcoins' value spike, the impending new Apple HQ, the uses for identifying someone by how they type, cats as the most useful memonic, wh

The Geeks cover various aspects of cell phones and how we interact with them — baseband hackability, OS choices, grappling with carriers, towers, and the dangers of using smart phone features while driving.

What is in the SF Bay from Google? A new boxed wine for your bottles. Post Halloween Magnets, Cryptolocker virus is scary. And Lyle tries (and fails) to explain SQRL and how it will replace passwords.
Bonnie notices how much Lyle has become a Google Freak

Get vertigo as the Geeks discuss fossilized mosquitos, water on space objects, space objects in water, cars underwater and in the air, what it looks like to plummet to earth from 9 minutes up, mapping the Materhorn, and other dizzying subjects

Discussion of Hyperloop and how it works, sea level dropped due to rain in Australia, Highschool 3D printers, and more with Bonnie, Lyle, and Guest Kelly O’Brien host of KUSP’s program Life in the Fast Lane

IT costs, the PRISM program, Wi-Fi as clapper, mystery car theft. Also, the Geeks are flattered to get a call from Conrad the pathologist of Germany. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s all about the connections.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense when our digital freedoms come under attack. A non-profit detected to “Defending your rights in the digital world” – this episode of GeekSpeak Dan Auerbach, Staff Technologist at

New law allows Netflix to help users spam movies to FB, Ze Frank is in Santa Cruz, Watson is introduced to Urban Dictionary, Amazon lets you get mp3s from CDs you purchased, and more Geeky news from Lindsey, Ben, and Lyle.

Author Michael Margolis, author of Make an Arduino-Controlled Robot from O’Reilly , joins Lyle and Wyatt to chat about Autonomous and Remote-Controlled Bots on Wheels, Legos, and wonderful computer games that help teach your children science.

Syria drops off the internet, both Microsoft AV and hotel key cards get a failing grade, Google Fiber ahead of its time, and more in the Week in Geek as Lyle, Alex, and Miles answer your calls and questions about technology.

Hany Farid, Digital Image Detective with Robert Pollie of The 7th Avenue Project

Regularly on GeekSpeak Lyle speaks about Robert’s wonderful radio show The 7th Avenue Project With Miles and Lyle away, you get the pleasure of one of Robert’s geekier episodes: a conversation with computer scientist and photo fakery expert Hany Farid

Are you an american? Vote on Nov 6th or before! One Laptop Per Child → Humans are awesome! A debate about weather programing should be taught to everyone like mathematics and literacy. IBM’s Watson goes to med-school. A WWII carrier pigeon is found. L

Juergen Fesslmeier, product manager for Wakanda – an open source JavaScript application framework joins the Geeks to talk about the growth and prevalence of the JavaScript language. And to promote the js Every Where Conference.

Falcon9 looses engine and still makes it to orbit, the government is listening in on your phone calls, and can keep doing so, Verizon sells your data, Amazon lists the flaws in it’s Kindle, DNA half-life = no Jurassic Park, more Geek News and calls from

We are joined by Valerie Aurora, executive director of The Ada Initiative an organization aimed at “Supporting women in open technology and culture.”
Valerie’s recent article DEFCON: Why conference harassment matters is a call to action for the Geek

Privacy, Titan, NY Wifi and Dangers Over Engineering, GeekSpeak for July 14, 2012

Phones are not private, GeekSpeak.org being rebuilt and how complicated it currently is, Titan has an interesting pole, NYC is providing free wifi - re-use pay-phones. And Lyle and Miles take some listener calls.

Higgs is statistical, Twitter trying to trump trolling and throws us transparency, Miles learns Quotidian and will now be even more "right", Dark matter filament questions and more Geek News of the week with Miles, Ben and Lyle.

Comic artist and author joins Lyle Troxell for a discussion about marketing using YouTube... well more like how to be awsome like Mark Crilley and about comic book art. In the first half Charlie Lang, and KUSP station manager Terry Green talk about This A

3D Printer Kickstarter, Really Old Plants, Multiple Photos or Video to make 3d files, 123 year old recordings, could your phone be your computer? And much more Week-In-Geek News with Lyle, Al and Lindsey.

Who needs privacy when you are selling something? Online Dating Websites keep your data, Target Inc. knows your daughter is pregnant, Cyber attacks of Nortel, SSL for Google Maps still leaks data, and more Geek News and in the second half Alex, Miles and

GeekSpeak needs a new server space - do you want to help? We are leaning towards Linode as our new host. One this episode we also cover a bunch of news. Ben Jaffe and Alex Sleeis join Lyle Troxell via Skype.

Pew Research finds there's no reason at all to learn about mobile madness malware and the rest of the "Week in Geek" news with Miles, Al and Lyle. Bonus: the triumphant return of the Crazy USB of the Week!

Kiva.org for gifts that are actually loans, how ovens work, thinking about temperature around your house, pluto might have an ocean, Google has more servers then you, and may other things like your license plates are being tracked.

Political robo-calls to your cellphone if you don't act, Facebook is big and complex and we are all trapped, Russian Phobos to return to earth the #fail way.Lindsey and Lyle take on the geek news of the week and take your calls.
Lindsey and Lyle take

A new camera that you can focus later, Skype can connect your username to your IP address, new infrared camouflage system for tanks, seeing through walls with cool tech, and lots of calls from listeners. Assistive typing with devorak vs qwerty keyboards o

Dennis Ritchie, You Will Be Sorely Missed, GeekSpeak for October 15, 2011

We mourn the passing of Dennis Ritchie, creator of C, co-creator of Unix, and one of the biggest influences on modern computing. Not for wealth, not for fame, but simply because the challenges existed. He will be remembered fondly by those who knew him as

A fond farewell to the irreplaceable Steve Jobs. Also quasicrystals, earthquake monitoring, living bridges, and more while Lyle, Terry and Miles extol the virtues of community radio. Pledge KUSP today!

Germany goes nuclear free while lowering carbon emissions, iOS Safari has a serious vulnerability, and a South Korean dog glows in the dark. This, your calls, and more on this week's episode of Geek Speak.

Ken Denmead, a Geeky blogger and author, joins the Geeks to talk about his new book The Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun: Cool Hacks, Cutting-Edge Games, and More Awesome Projects for the Whole Family .

The geeks discuss genetic testing for your dog, April Fools pranks, and pictures from Mercury. Callers bring up the Microsoft Kinect, nuclear power and ways to get Netflix on your TV. Habitable or Habitable; Lindsey and Lyle debate.

Lindsey brings up a story about a robot "soldier" that will soon be called to "duty," researchers show how to hack an off-the-shelf (?) car remotely, and a big thank you to the civil engineers around the world!

Our guest, David Erik Nelson, joins us to talk about more maker-revolution stuff. His new book Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred" by David Erik Nelson, Seriously Geeky Stuff to Make with Your Kids is a wonderful romp about making stuff. Chat with a Hands-On-Geeks

John Moon, Design Engineer at Seagate, joins the Geeks to talk about Hybrid Hard Drives and specifically the Momentus? XT Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive. And in the first half the geeks cover the week in geek news: Kinect Game System, Light-Sensitive Concr

LEGO! We chat about Google being sued for monopolistic practices with the Android OS, HUGE stellar diamonds, and how to calculate quadrillions of digits of pi. We also take a call and discuss other tech news of the week

Mark Frauenfelder (Editer of Make Magazine and founder of Boing Boing) explores the DIY revolution with his own hands in his first person account book Made by Hand, Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World .

D.J. Grothe, president of the James Randi Educational Foundation, joins the geeks this week to talk about the JREF and TAM 8, a yearly meeting about science and skepticism. The Geeks also cover Geek News.

Lyle says that 6 out of 20 is not 30% and other silly things; Geek Fail! A full house including Al, Ben, Lindsey, Miles, and Lyle discuss the Week in Geek. A full house including Al, Ben, Lindsey, Miles, and Lyle discuss the Week in Geek.

New Theme song, Google and China troubles because of IE, Creative Commons (CC) of GeekSpeak, hydrogen cell phones, watch out for power outages, and what you can do about them. And much more on this first and best and longest episode of GeekSpeak that has

The Geeks broadcast a show live from the back of a parade truck, during the Downtown Association's Annual Holiday Parade in Santa Cruz! Parade audience members ask questions in the second half of the show. We'd like to extend our sincerest thanks to Eric

Al's USB of the week is useless- UseleSsB. We chat about water on the moon, a rock DVD that lasts 1000 years, Google poetry (antisi-poems), genetically engineered non-rotting apple, a Facebook post that exonerates prisoner and more tech news. In the secon

Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba is joining the Geeks to chat about all the awesome that RA makes. Best know for Audio Hijack Pro, Rogue Amoeba makes some yummy audio apps for Apple Macintosh
Check out the freebie apps !

Dave Meeker, Director of Emerging Technology at Roundarch joins us to chat about connecting Flex to physical devices and other cool things that Roundarch is doing. We also chat about some fun holoweenish stuff.
Roundarch designs and impleme

Chris Neklason and Peggy Dolgenos, founders of both local internet service provider Cruzio and of this here radio show GeekSpeak, join the geeks to chat about the growth of Cruzio and to chat a bit about ISP services.

Mark Fuccio joins us from Data Robotics, Inc. to talk about data backups, and the Drobo . Mark and the geeks also talk about some of the more complex ways to manage data, including RAID levels, and various Network-Attached Storage solutions.

Woz is the creator of the personal computer, an inventor, engineer, prankster, and genuine good guy. Woz is the main Geek of our time. Al and Lyle joined him in his home to chat about who he is and what he likes. A very personal conversation with Steve Wo

In a slightly odd GeekSpeak Geeks Lyle, Ryder and Miles, take your calls and discuss the week in geek news, but they are joined by Becca Hiatt a veterinarian rehabilitater (Physical Therapist for Animals) to answer questions about dogs. The call-in sectio

The geeks are joined by Aaron Iba, CEO of AppJet, Inc. His company developed Etherpad, the technology behind the Geek Chat link on our show page. Join us on our Etherpad every Saturday during the show to give us your questions, comments, and inter

We'll be joined by a representative from CollegeKidApp, a small organization devoted to creating applications for the iPhone and documenting the entire process on their blog. We'll also be covering Geek News, as always.

Son Do, from Rods and Cones, a locally-based color calibration company, joins the geeks to talk about color, and why color calibration is so important for graphic artists. "Son Do co-founded Rods and Cones, Inc., in 1996. He provides technical expertise a

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Ilovemyfish

An excellent show to learn about various computer and internet technology topics. After a quick rundown of current events and sometimes special guest interviews, the show opens up to email and caller questions and comments. There's nothing like having a panel of really smart geeks helping you solve your computer problems by giving you solutions and suggestions. Thanks geeks for a great show.

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pidpot

The podcast is great with a range of topics and guests. Online archives are extensive, and the geeks have been very generous with their time in replying via email to questions submitted in between shows, too. A fantastic resource, give it a couple episodes a try!

Real Geeks that actually know their stuff!!

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Sonny Doyle

This is a super Podcast for anyone who is interested in the application of computer and other technology in our everyday world. I have always been unimpressed with other “computer help” type call in programs - not so with GeekSpeak! I always learn new things and look forward to every episode. These guys really know what they are talking about, are not afraid to go a little out on the limb, and always bring a lively and insightful approach to every topic. Tired to trying to talk to the box store saleskids who seldom know more than you do about technology? Can’t stand the pseudo geeks who look back at you with blank stares from behind the counter of your local computer store? These guys will renew your faith in the world of Geeks! The GeekSpeak crew are the Real Thing!